Factors Associated with Inadequate Birth Intervals in the BRISA Birth Cohort, Brazil.
Raphael BarbosaMaria Teresa Seabra Soares de Britto E AlvesIan NathasjeDeysianne Costa das ChagasVanda Maria Ferreira SimõesLeonardo Costa da SilvaPublished in: Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia (2020)
Older mothers were more likely to have long birth intervals, and higher parity increases the chances of short birth intervals. Furthermore, gestational diabetes and adequate prenatal care presented higher chances of having adequate birth intervals, indicating that health assistance during pregnancy is important to encourage an adequate interval between gestations.